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The boss's iPhone: Your worst security nightmare
As employee-owned portable devices become more sophisticated they become less secure, according to one analyst -- and the more senior an employee, the less compliant they are when it comes to protecting the information on those devices. Read more »
Australia number one in Asia Pacific for offshoring
The Bric countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) dominate a list ranking the top 30 global offshoring locations. Read more »
Web 2.woe: Simple security flaws going unfixed
Web application vulnerabilities are simple to fix -- but they're here to stay and will likely get worse, say security analysts. Read more »
Westpac turns to Web 2.0 free for all
Westpac has bucked the trend on policing Internet use in the workplace -- allowing staff to access Facebook from work, building a Web 2.0-like portal in-house and a Westpac-branded site on Second Life. Read more »
Oracle aims to tone security muscle with Fusion
Billions of dollars worth of acquisitions have bought Oracle a perhaps unexpected bonus: security lessons. Read more »
Better Windows security keeps Apple safer: Gartner
Research group Gartner has said that Mac OS X users are now safer from a mass attack -- such as Blaster on Windows -- than they were two years ago, partly because Microsoft has closed so many holes in its ubiquitous platform. Read more »
Watch out for Web 2.0 security risks: Gartner
Adopting Web 2.0 to increase collaboration within organisations opens the door to significant security risks which need to be addressed, according to Gartner. Read more »
Lotus Notes for iPhone makes premature debut
Despite reports pronouncing the imminent availability of Lotus Notes for the iPhone and iPod Touch, IBM has said it is not quite ready to release the software. Read more »
Data leaks dent Web shoppers' confidence
Consumer confidence in online commerce is dwindling. Read more »
Gartner predicts longer Vista delay
The wait for Microsoft's delayed Windows Vista could be even longer than expected, according to a research report issued this week. Read more »
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Is government switched on?
E-business can do a lot for improving government and health services, but is Australia taking advantage? Read more »
A better model for enterprise software
Business Service Providers are the next generation of enterprise software--a better business model that achieves higher benefits for customers, more quickly and for much less cost. Read more »
Can't J2EE and .NET just be friends?
The two Web services standards are now settling into their respective roles and the reasons for choosing one over the other are becoming clearer. But can they play nicely together? Read more »
Building a security response team
With security an ever-increasing concern, enterprises are building security response teams to combat and solve problems. Learn who you should include on such a team, and some models around which you can structure your task force. Read more »
ROI for Web services: Risk factors
Many IT executives are on the fence about Web services. Find out what one expert has to say about making the decision to implement and the associated risk factors that you must factor in to any ROI projection for Web services projects. Read more »
BEA to make WebLogic revamp
BEA Systems is hoping to simplify the management of Java software with an upcoming release of its WebLogic product, underscoring a broader industry push to lower the cost of managing applications. Read more »
Mobile development in Australia--Part 1
In the first of a three-part series on mobile development in Australia, Simon Sharwood explores the real market opportunities for mobile applications. Read more »
Checklist can help reveal IM use and abuse
Instant messaging is the latest Internet killer app. It allows people to easily communicate, but is this detrimental or a boost to productivity? Make your own decision by reading this article. Read more »
Selling developers on .Net
He's hardly as well-known as Bill Gates but Eric Rudder will have more influence over the future of Microsoft's bet-the-company .Net software strategy than his more famous boss. Read more »
The Web services shell game
The process of adopting standards has become more about furthering the control of established software companies than about realising Web services promises. Read more »
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The Portal of the Future
-- At this year's Gartner Application Development, Integration and Web Services Summit, I attended Gene Phifer talk: "Portal of the Future: What's Beyond Web 2.0?". Read more »
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